Pharmaceutical Procurement Lead / Category Manager (Engineering & Construction)

Company: Atrium (EMEA)
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Location: Scotland
Job Description:

Pharmaceutical Procurement Lead / Category Manager (Engineering & Construction)

Contract Role – 12 months – Scotland/Hybrid

Role Overview

  • Job Title: Pharmaceutical Procurement Lead / Category Manager (Engineering & Construction)
  • Contract Type: Contract
  • Duration: 12 months
  • Sector: Pharmaceutical
  • Location: Scotland (Hybrid)

Responsibilities and Duties

  • Category strategy and category management.
  • Market analysis.
  • RFx.
  • Negotiation.
  • Contract drafting & management.
  • Project management of full end-to-end sourcing process on defined purchasing categories.
  • Ability to influence stakeholder behaviors in a changing/evolving environment.
  • Ability to leverage past experience and industry knowledge to continuously motivate change both inside & outside area of direct responsibilities.

Qualifications

  • 6‑10 years Capital Construction & Engineering experience mandatory.
  • 6‑10 years experience procuring Professional Services (design, engineering, and project delivery consultants) and Trade packages within complex, multistage project delivery model (Front End & Execution) e.g., FEED + EPCm.
  • Advanced understanding of contractual risk allocation across delivery models (i.e., EPCM, EPC, IPD).
  • Advanced understanding of categories present within capital projects: Professional Services, Civil, Structural & Architectural, Electrical, Control & Instrumentation, Automation, Mechanical & Piping, Process equipment.
  • Experience with and drafting standard form contract agreements – FIDIC, NEC, IChemE; NEC preferred.
  • Experience with Lump Sum, Cost Plus, Re‑measurable & Target Cost models.
  • Good people management both downward and upward.
  • Master level in Economics or Business or engineering (industrial management).
  • Specialised Master in Procurement is a plus.
  • Experience in Pharma, Food, FMCG; life sciences background a plus.
  • Experience in Capital Construction & Engineering is a must.

Further Information

Please feel free to contact Daisy Nguyen at Gibbs Consulting/Atrium UK (dnguyen@gibbsconsulting.com) for a confidential chat regarding the role.

Please note: Due to the volume of applications received, only suitable applicants will be contacted.

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Posted: April 13th, 2026